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A Good Drumkit

Hi, currently i only have an old practise kit and am thinking of upgrading soon to a good but cheapish starter kit. Im thinking of a pearl export and wondered if anyone has any other ideas of other kits at a similar price. Thanks

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Well hello there. Just a few ideas for great cheaper kits you could get would be PDP, Gretsch Catalina, Pearl Visions, Tama Superstar, Ludwig Accent etc. I would happy to have one of each hehe. Blessings....

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You will find that the responces are as varied as the individuals around here! Just pick a brand and a color that you like best in the entry to mid market there is not a lot of difference in quality between companies. they are all making decent drums.

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the replacement for the discontinued export is the vision line. they are very well made kits. big improvement IMO! they are made of a birch/basswood blend. with 6 ply toms and 8 ply kick drums and floor toms. the laquor finishes are beautiful. pearl just announced at namm that they are introducing all maple and all birch shells in this line. if you like the exports, pearls entry level forum line has been upgraded to pretty much the same specs as the old exports with i.s.s. suspention mounts and stuff, just not in as many finishes.

other great kits to look for in the under or around 1k price are the gretch catalina maple, sonor force 2007 birch or 3007 maple, mapex pro m or m birch, and tama imperialstar. guitar center recently had a tama rockstar 8pc dbl kick kit for 899.00. it might still be available, a great deal.

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other great kits to look for in the under or around 1k price are the gretch catalina maple, sonor force 2007 birch or 3007 maple, mapex pro m or m birch, and tama imperialstar. guitar center recently had a tama rockstar 8pc dbl kick kit for 899.00. it might still be available, a great deal.

This should be answer your question perfectly...
Choose between those kit...Don't depend on someone bro....
Every person must be have different taste of kit...Go with anything you like....

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MS, I'm a big Gretsch Catalina Maple fan, and yet I agree that there are other great kits out there in the "student/intermediate" level. My advice is to just go and play as many different kits as you are really considering. Make sure you get to play different woods on the kits (I'm really partial to maple), and read up on the benefits of different woods. For instance, the birch shells have been a standard for studio recording, but if you aren't planning on studio recording, then you can choose the sound that you like to hear. Some like blended shells, and some like single wood shells. Make sure you find out what's available now, and get the kit that's right for you.

Quoting gonefishin: Just have some bacon with ya when you go pick her up..........youre an instant chick magnet.

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Thanks for the really great advice guys . There are so many options to choose from, although it will probably be a while im gonna start looking around. Theres a good shop with alot of choice near me so i reckon ill have a look in there soon.

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i thought they could have kept the name and redesign the exports, but i guess pearl thought it was time for an overall change. the exports were the best selling kits in the world until mapex, gretch and every other company started selling all maple and birch kits for less or about the same price. however, trust me when i say the vision is a better kit than the exports. with all maple and birch versions coming up i think pearl will take back the intermediate market.

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Originally Posted by funkymcstain

i thought they could have kept the name and redesign the exports, but i guess pearl thought it was time for an overall change. the exports were the best selling kits in the world until mapex, gretch and every other company started selling all maple and birch kits for less or about the same price. however, trust me when i say the vision is a better kit than the exports. with all maple and birch versions coming up i think pearl will take back the intermediate market.

Cool, I didn't know the Visions came in an all Birch. I want a cheap Birch kit for recording and one I can play on for those "dingy" gigs if you know what I mean. Not taking my DW's out to those to get beer, piss, or God knows what other stains on them hehe. Plus the backstage scene can be an easy access for a roady to get a "good deal" on a kit. Blessings.....

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sure, i will spend 2k more on a five pc to buy a dw, gretsch or boutique custom kit, rather than buy pearl masters or tama starclassic kit. naw, i dont think so. american made or not, there is no need for the price you pay for the made in the u.s. aspect with those companies. our economy sucks because our government sucks, not because we are buying japaneese drums.

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Originally Posted by funkymcstain

sure, i will spend 2k more on a five pc to buy a dw, gretsch or boutique custom kit, rather than buy pearl masters or tama starclassic kit. naw, i dont think so. american made or not, there is no need for the price you pay for the made in the u.s. aspect with those companies. our economy sucks because our government sucks, not because we are buying japaneese drums.

I agree with you and disagree, I feel that our exporting of jobs to other countries has been a factor but it's only a slice of the bigger piece of the pie. Blessings...